Spad vs Shad - What's the difference?
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As an adjective spad is thin, tiny, young. As a verb spad is . As a noun shad is any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus alosa in the family clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong;.
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spad English
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Noun
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A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
* 2009 , Ben Wright, Hidden world of the political advisers , BBC:
- A successful stint as a spad can be a crucial political apprenticeship - as many of the current crop of professional politicians including the Miliband brothers, David Cameron and George Osborne can testify - so long as they stay in the dark.
* 2012 , Avoid The Thick of It-style spad appointments, ministers told , The Guardian :
- The hit BBC sitcom satirising the inner workings of Whitehall and the so-called spads contains "more than a grain of truth", the head of the cross-party public administration select committee has warned.
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shad Noun
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Any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; .
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* shadbird
* shadbush, shad bush (Amelanchier spp. )
* shad frog ('')
* shad-spirit
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